A review journal in academic publishing is a periodical or series that is devoted to the publication of review articles that summarize the progress in some particular area or topic during a preceding period. This article will include the method of publication where the review article(s) form only a portion of a journal, and publications that are not strictly speaking journals, because there are no other appropriate names in use.

Contents

They can be divided by
A) the frequency of publication.
B) the format
C) the subject scope of the review
D) the time period
E) the type of review they provide
Each individual title needs to be characterized in these respects.

Annual review of [biochemistry, anthropology , etc. ], published by Annual Reviews online and in print, publishes 32 series of annual volumes giving enumerative overviews of major topics within each subject, in a multi year cycle.